April, 2015

• 1 April

  

  ECtHR Obligates Armenia to Pay Compensation to a Former Prisoner

  According to the lawyer, the fact that the court ruled that Davtyan’s rights were violated is very important. “It’s vital from the standpoint of preventing such practices in the future and for finally abandoning such courses of action...
• 1 April

  

  Catholicos Karekin II’s Daughter Owns a Pharmacy in Yerevan

  A reporter from the daily visited “Curatio” pharmacy, located on 16 Saryan St., and asked for Khatun Ktrijovna (Ktrij is the Patriarch's birth name). However, the latter was not there. The employees of the pharmacy...

March, 2015

• 31 March

  

  Red Cross Facilitates Communication Between Soldier Who Crossed Border into Azerbaijan and Family

  Recall, that according to the official statement of the NKR Ministry of Defense, contractual soldier Andranik Grigoryan left an eastern military base and crossed into the Azerbaijani side. The soldier left arms and ammunition in his unit...
• 31 March

  

  Karabakh War Veteran’s Friend Pawned His House to Help the Veteran’s Family

  “Very little money was collected, and because we had no time to wait, one of our mutual friends pawned his house, and we payed the money to the state,” Avetisyan's friend, Gagik Sarukhanyan, said...
• 30 March

  

  Judges in Armenia Should Focus On the Abuser, Not Blame the Victim

  Often, in Armenia women are tormented by what “people would say”, the shame of leaving the husband – even an abusive one. The stigmas put on her - that she neglects the children, that she is a loose woman - can be devastating...
• 30 March

  

  Armenian Soldier Killed in Karabakh

  An Armenian soldier was fatally shot at a Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army military unit located in the North-Eastern direction of the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Karabakh armed forces on Sunday...
• 27 March

  

  Prison Warden Accused of Crime Still Employed; Prisoners Afraid to Testify Against Him – Source

  Speaking to Epress.am, lawyer Harutyun Baghdasaryan clarified that the criminal judicial code does not legally demand that a suspect in a criminal case be suspended from work, however, the that can be done by the prosecutor...
• 27 March

  

  The Conflict Between a Businessman and Northern Avenue Residents To Resolve in Court of Appeals

  - We assume that today’s hearing being delayed for so long is due to the fact that the court is waiting for the other 3 cases' verdicts by the Court of Appeals. It is more than obvious, that Arayik Asatryan would have also submitted...
• 26 March

  

  Defense Minister Complicates Matters for Family of Soldier Who Crossed Into Azerbaijan, Says Mother of Dead Soldier

  When nothing is clear yet, and that boy’s family is in a complicated situation, Seyran Ohanyan further complicates the matters, so they are embarrassed of their son, so they can't go out in public, so they think that someone...
• 26 March

  

  Commissioner Fighting Against Monopolies Protects Armenian Oligarch’s Business

  Aleks Grig company imports raw materials and produces sugar domestically. Producing in the country is more beneficial and profitable. In order for a second company to enter this sector, they would have to produce domestically...